Uotoku 魚登久

Located in the prefecture of Tochigi in Imaichi City, this restaurant has been serving customers unagi (freshwater eels) for over a hundred years. The restaurant carefully selects and cleans the eels using fresh water sprung in Imaichi, ensuring the quality of their dishes. Next, the eels are then grilled on special charcoal and seasoned with the restaurant's secret soy sauce mixture. This unagi restaurant is open daily, except on Mondays and on the third Sunday of each month, from 11:30am to 9pm. Lunch is served from 11:30am to 2pm, while dinner is served from 5pm to 9pm.

Located in Nikko

"Never say 'kekko' until you've seen Nikko," kekko meaning satisfied, magnificent or beautiful. Nikko is home to the Nikko National Park and home to the mausoleums​ of the Tokugawa shoguns. The 1,000 samurai parade is held every May 18th and Oct. 17th to commemorate the 1617 enshrinement. Nikko is a popular sightseeing and vacation spot for locals, with everything from shrines, national forests and amusement parks.